DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: THU 07/09 Atkins_VA 2558ft pt29724@36.958,-81.342,2720ft SPONSORED BY: Randy Newberry BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by -0.5 degF RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0659z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 241 - - 139 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3897 - - 3990 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 5094 - - 4911 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 6455 - - 6548 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2712 - - 2547 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 413 - - 350 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 5 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 267 - - 274 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 7 - - 10 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - -4 - - -7 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 632 - - 885 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 5824 - - 5663 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - -690 - - -393 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 7145 - - 6941 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 87 - - 81 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 560 - - 710 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 78.3 - - 78.2 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 62.1 - - 62.8 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 76.4 - - 76.9 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 61.2 - - 62.0 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 241 - - 139 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3897 - - 3990 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 48 - - 24 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 12 - - 12 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 99275 31 088 32 084 99275 91793 25 077 22 086 91793 85993 23 086 21 098 85993 81166 25 091 21 103 81166 77030 21 093 20 091 77030 73396 17 097 16 074 73396 70117 17 098 14 074 70117 67107 17 085 13 073 67107 64325 14 053 14 060 64325 61654 13 046 14 056 61654 58895 10 052 12 048 58895 56046 9 053 10 015 56046 53334 12 016 12 356 53334 50894 10 338 14 344 50894 48696 8 289 12 318 48696 46695 16 240 12 244 46695 44865 22 231 18 231 44865 43174 26 223 19 238 43174 41590 32 217 23 237 41590 40099 36 215 27 232 40099 38695 37 215 31 230 38695 37341 37 216 34 229 37341 35971 37 215 38 228 35971 34555 38 216 39 228 34555 33096 37 220 38 229 33096 31579 36 222 36 232 31579 29994 34 227 35 234 29994 28343 35 228 36 234 28343 26627 35 226 35 239 26627 24850 34 227 35 241 24850 23013 33 233 34 247 23013 21111 34 239 33 254 21111 19142 34 243 28 260 19142 17144 31 248 24 265 17144 15223 28 255 23 274 15223 13479 22 260 23 279 13479 11931 18 264 24 281 11931 10553 18 268 24 281 10553 9324 18 264 21 276 9324 8227 16 264 19 274 8227 7249 16*266 19*274 7249 6381 15*267 18*274 6381 5607 15 267 17 274 5607 4909 15 267 15 274 4909 4288 14 267 15 274 4288 3766 14 266 14 274 3766 3363 13 266 13 274 3363 3085 12 265 12 273 3085 2915 11 265 11 273 2915 2818 9 265 8 272 2818 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography